W C Chamberlain

Military

30 December 1943 on return from mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven. In B-17 #42-64436 'Two Gun Flossie' A/C had accident upon landing. Baldwin Avery crew.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-64436

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Two Gun Flossie
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 449